Consultancy and Design
Important Reasons for Choosing PCCD
Opus Operandi
We adhere to the old, good, simple
and quite often forgotten business philosophy that the most effective form of advertising is to satisfy our clients.
Our strength
We not only pinpoint,
we also effectively resolve
engineering problems.
14
important reasons for
engaging
Pollution
Control
Consultancy and
Design
Let us make no
mistakes - there are enormous differences between acoustical
and/or
environmental consultants : some will
effectively resolve your problems,
while others
will often make them even worse.
But how to find the right consultant ?
- a
fee cannot be a sole criterion for selection of the consultant - if you
pay a relatively much lower fee,
you will probably not get what you really need: there are a lot of 'consultants' that do (are able to do)
only a small fraction of what is required and, as a result, they can propose much lower fees than others.
MAKE SURE THAT QUOTATIONS FROM ALL CONSULTANTS CONTAIN THE COMPLETE (ESSENTIAL) SCOPE
OF WORKS, AND ONLY THEN COMPARE THE FEES - COMPARE APPLES WITH APPLES
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an engagement of a large consulting firm does not guarantee the
satisfactory service, unless
you know
who will actually perform the job - if you pay less or have a smaller project, a chance is that you will
end up with junior, inexperienced staff.
FIND OUT WHO WILL EXACTLY CARRY OUT THE JOB FOR YOU - IT DOES NOT REALLY MATTER,
WHETHER YOUR CONSULTANT IS FROM A LARGE FIRM THAT HAS PERFORMED, AS A WHOLE,
A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT/PROMINENT PROJECTS - IT RATHER MATTERS WHAT HE OR SHE
HAS DONE PERSONALLY - REMEMBER THAT NOT ALL EMPLOYEES OF
A SUPERMARKET ARE COMPETENT IN THEIR JOBS
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is a number of other aspects that you need to take into consideration,
while choosing
your acoustical and/or environmental consultant, viz.
a. formal qualifications;
b. status, registration and affiliation with professional institutions and associations;
c. wide-ranging (beside consulting, e.g. industrial, design, research) experience;
d. abilities to quickly recognize and effectively resolve technical problems;
e. quality of tools (measuring equipment, specialist software); and
f. professional indemnity (insurance); etc.
GATHER ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT PERSONS THAT WILL BE POTENTIALLY YOUR CONSULTANTS
(IF SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE, LOOK FOR OTHER CONSULTANTS THAT PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION)
AND ONLY THEN MAKE YOUR CHOICE.
To assist you with the difficult task of choosing the right consultant, we list underneath fourteen important reasons for engaging us - Pollution Control Consultancy and Design:
5. All our projects are supervised by Principal Consultant.
6. Our initial consultation is free.
7. We do explain.
9. We provide comprehensive services.
10. We use B&K 2250, 2270 and 2260 Investigators.
11. We measure Sound Intensity.
12.
We use unique, four-channel sound and vibration analyzers.
13. We
have attractive, client-orientated business philosophy. 14.
We
meet our clients in our conveniently located Sydney Office.
1.
WE ARE INDEPENDENT
PCCD is
autonomous: it operates without any government, commercial and/or political
affiliation,
2.
WE ARE CONFIDENTIAL
Because we
are independent, any discussions between you and us, and any findings
resulting
3.
WE ARE ACCREDITED
PCCD
is a member of:
Members of AAS must show that they:
4.
OUR FEES ARE COMPETITIVE
We use the
best quality and up-to-date professional tools (measurement equipment,
computers,
5.
ALL OUR PROJECTS ARE SUPERVISED BY PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
There
is a number of consulting firms that have established their reputation and
name through
6.
OUR INITIAL CONSULTATION IS FREE
We are
aware that most environment protection problems are site-specific, and
difficult to describe
7.
WE DO EXPLAIN
We believe that our clients should fully understand our advice and therefore we clearly explain
8.
WE SOLVE PROBLEMS
Many
consultants produce voluminous and confusing reports, in which they identify
your problems but
Our reports
are as clear and concise as possible (from time to time, by necessity, they
include a large
9.
WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES
We endeavour to provide complete ("one-stop-shop") services in environment
protection
10.
WE USE B&K 2250, 2270 and 2260 Investigators
A vast part
of our projects includes environmental and occupational noise assessment and
engineering control.
11.
WE MEASURE SOUND INTENSITY
Measurements
of
sound intensity level
have enormous application in the modern noise engineering control.
12.
WE USE
UNIQUE, FOUR-CHANNEL SOUND AND VIBRATION ANALYSERS We
measure simultaneously noise and vibration in three directions with the
unique
Four-channel,
This is particularly useful for measurements of:
13.
OUR CLIENT-ORIENTATED BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY PCCD follows the old, good, simple and quite often forgotten business philosophy that the most
14.
WE MEET OUR CLINENTS IN OUR SYDNEY OFFICE
We meet clients in our Sydney Office, which is
conveniently located at the
heart of Sydney CBD -
and our only aim is to provide impartial advice that will be the best for
you.
from our activities carried out on your behalf remain strictly confidential.
Consult
Australia
[formerly: Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia (ACEA)]
and
Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants (AAAC), and
its principal
consultant is
a
Corporate Member
and Chartered Professional Engineer
of The Institution of
Engineers, Australia (Engineers Australia),
registered
on National
Professional Engineers Register Section Three (NPER-3)
under No 371231
[ MIEAust
CPEng (Reg)],
and
a Member
of Australian Acoustical Society (M.A.A.S.).
Members of ACEA and AAAC must:
a. have
the adequate professional qualifications and experience;
b. pass
thorough reviews by their peers (other
ACEA and AAAC Members);
c. abide
by stringent codes of ethics;
d. have a
secure professional indemnity;
and
they are subject to strict complaints and disciplinary procedures.
a. have
appropriate and recognized educational qualifications; and
b. are
actively engaged in the science or practice of acoustics at a
professional level.
printers and software), but keep other overheads low, and consequently we
are able to match or
even better any reasonable fees proposed by our competitors.
their most experienced and talented consultants.
However, in many cases, these consultants have no time to supervise all
(especially smaller) projects.
Such projects are often carried out by junior, less experienced staff.
On contrary, ALL OUR PROJECTS (both large and small) are closely supervised
and endorsed by
Alex Jochelson - our
principal consultant, whose formal qualifications and extensive
professional
experience guarantee the high quality of project results.
and recognize over the telephone.
Therefore, our initial site inspection, discussion and advice are free.
our findings and recommendations.
And we have the ability and experience to put even very complicated technical concepts in
simple terms.
do not
(or are not able to) provide the most important and essential for you
part, viz.
the solution.
number
of appendices for experts that may review our reports), and they always give
you firm and
practical recommendations on steps to take to eliminate the
problems that we have discovered, if any.
We never complete our projects leaving you with a question: so
what should I do next ?
and therefore our services cover most aspects of air, noise and water
pollution control.
However, in cases when we feel that our expertise does not go far enough, we
subcontract
the most competent (in our opinion) consultants currently available on the
market.
These projects are based on measurements with our Brüel & Kjær (B&K) Modular
Precision
Real-Time
Sound and Vibration Analyzers type
2250,
2270 and
2260 Investigator.
The analyzers provides accurate, reliable and comprehensive measurement
results, and due
to their rapid performance
(quick, simultaneous measurement of all necessary
parameters),
our measurements will only slightly interfere with
your industrial
activities.
These measurements are carried out with state-of-the-art and expensive
equipment, and therefore
only few
acoustical consultants provide such measurements.
PCCD carries out measurements of sound intensity with
Brüel & Kjær
(B&K) Modular Precision Real-Time
Brüel & Kjær
(B&K) Modular Precision Real-Time
Sound Analyzers type 2260 with Sound Intensity Probe
type 3595 (hand-held
sound intensity system).
Real-Time,
Class 1 Sound and Vibration Analyzers Svantek Svan 958.
- ground and building vibration caused by construction sites, road traffic
and trains; and
- monitoring of condition of machines.
effective form of advertising is to satisfy the current clients.
a walking distance from Martin Place/St James/Wynyard train stations.

measurement, assessment and control
based on:
1. solid academic background combined with
comprehensive practical experience; and
2. strong professional ethics.






